Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 6b.1-Ba.8, W-11500. Rarity-6. Copper. Annulet, Small 8, and Martlet Below King. VF-25 (PCGS).

75.6 grains. On a light glossy autumn-brown planchet with steel-olive highlights here and there around the peripheries. Broad brass splasher can be detected although toned, it is located mostly southeast of the crown. A few inoffensive toning spots are noted, as is a minor dent in the martlet below the king. The reverse is a little tight to 6 o'clock, but overall we note bold VF definition throughout the design. Minor straight edge clip at 5 o'clock relative to the obverse. A popular die group in this series, and also a scarce one that includes just two obverses.

PCGS# 915255. NGC ID: AUAR.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of May 1991, lot 43; McCawley-Grellman's sale of the John Griffee Collection of St. Patrick Farthings, November 2003 Ninth Annual C-4 Convention Sale, lot 218; Jim LaSarre, December 2009. Both the obverse and reverse are plated in the 2018 Martin reference on St. Patrick coinage, pp. 184 and 219, respectively.